LOOKING FOR A MISSING PERSON NAME: SEO HA-YOON
The police started an investigation when around 7 a.m. this morning, a body,
presumed to be a high-school girl missing for two months,
was found near Mirim Reservoir in Seongjin-dong.
In order to identify the victim,
the police have requested the NFS to expedite the results
from the DNA gathered at the scene.
They plan to identify cause of death with an autopsy.
-Hello. -Did you check?
Well, we won't know for sure until the DNA test results come in,
but the teeth are almost identical to Seo Ha-yoon's dental records.
Any signs of homicide?
The decomp is pretty bad, so it's hard to tell.
We'll have to see the autopsy to know cause of death.
Sir!
I found this near the amusement park.
Items that belonged to Seo Ha-yoon.
Shit.
Hey. I think the police are here because of Seo Ha-yoon.
The news said her body was found.
-Yeah. -But why would they come here?
Is there something to investigate at school?
-Investigate? -It can't be…
-What? -What?
What is it?
Oh. Ha-na recently was in danger too.
-Ha-na? -Yeah.
She almost died because the magician at the amusement park choked her.
-For real? -Hey, let's go.
-Are you serious? -Yeah.
Bring back my daughter.
Bring my daughter back, right now!
-Ma'am. -Bring her back!
Calm down please. You're going to pass out.
I…
I can't live without my daughter.
How can I live without her?
Oh…
My poor Ha-yoon.
What are you going to do?
-Ma'am. -What are you going to do?
I am so sorry.
But we stayed up for days, looking everywhere to find Ha-yoon.
We're furious
and hurting too.
But once we get the autopsy results and find any suspicion of crime,
we'll investigate thoroughly,
and we'll catch the criminal.
What's the point of all that now?
I begged you.
I begged you
to find her
before she died.
Before she…
Ma'am, please calm down.
Ma'am, are you okay?
-Hey. -Hey, bring some water over here!
Ma'am, stay with us.
-I have evidence. -Okay--
Let go of me!
-Sir. -Yeah?
-We have a report for assault-- -Hey! I told you, it's not assault.
-It's attempted murder! -Murder?
Look at this. Does this look like assault to you?
Understanding social phenomena and the cultural context implied in them.
In the field of social culture,
social phenomena and the system, historical…
JI CHANG-WOOK
CHOI SUNG-EUN
HWANG IN-YOUP
DIRECTOR: KIM SEONG-YOON
THE LAST PERFORMANCE
Mister.
"Then you pull the lever…"
Mister, is that you?
I didn't know a space like this existed, so I was worried sick.
The police are looking for you.
You have to go hide someplace else.
My Bella
is…
very sick right now.
Is it really bad?
What happened?
There was just a little accident.
It's okay.
Then I'll take her to the hospital for now,
but you have to go somewhere else.
Bella, are you okay?
Can you hear me?
I'm here.
Sorry.
I'm sorry.
When I was little,
I bought a chick outside my school for 1,000 won.
I remember naming it and spending time with it.
Of course, it got sick and then died before long.
But back then,
I was a real child…
Are you okay?
…who could cry out loud to express just how sad I was.
-It's okay. -Just like he is right now.
As if he lost his whole world.
Mister,
I'll take her to the hospital first.
-No, not the hospital. -What?
Bella says she doesn't want to spend her last days in the hospital.
She said she's not afraid of death,
but she doesn't want to be lonely.
Right?
I'm going to let her do whatever she wants.
Mister, what are you talking about?
The police are going to raid this place any moment now.
Police?
Yes.
Why are the police looking for me?
They think you're the culprit
for the mugging on that rainy day.
And I think they suspect you of a bunch of other stuff too.
I have nothing to do with that.
Really?
Yes.
So there's no reason for me to run.
What if…
What if no one believes you?
-No one? -Yes.
What if no one really believes you
no matter how much you say it isn't true? What will you do then?
What about you then?
You…
You don't believe me either?
Huh?
Tell me.
You really don't believe me either?
Mister.
Come over here. It looks like there's something here.
Yes, sir. We're over by the stage on the first floor.
Ryu Min-hyuk?
We're looking into robbery, assault, and murder charges.
Come to the station with us.
Let go.
I told you, I have no reason to run.
It'll just be a second.
You have the right to remain silent.
You have the right to an attorney.
You have the right to appeal unlawful detention.
No, you can't.
Miss, what are you doing?
Na Il-deung from my class has already testified he was with him that night.
Do you have clear evidence that he's the perpetrator?
Miss.
We are conducting an investigation because there are sufficient suspicions.
Liar.
Isn't it that you've already decided he's guilty?
You've only listened to the people
who've never even met the magician at the amusement park.
Am I wrong?
Ah-yi.
Ryu Min-hyuk.
We're taking you into custody for questioning
due to concerns of fleeing and destruction of evidence,
and difficulty confirming personal information, with no permanent address.
Here's the warrant, according to procedure. All right?
-No. No, stop. -Miss!
If you don't stop, we'll take you in for obstruction.
Ah-yi.
Enough.
That's enough.
I told you I didn't do it.
I…
just need someone who can tell me that
no matter what others say, it's not important,
and someone who believes me.
Yeah. That's all I need.
Mister.
And I'm coming back soon,
so…
can you look after Bella for me in the meantime?
I don't have anyone else to ask besides you.
Hey, miss.
Hey, what's your relationship with him?
Are you sure you really know who that man is?
Do you want me to tell you?
Name, Ryu Min-hyuk.
Age 30. Born in Seoul.
Dropped out of high school.
Ten years ago,
he went missing while being treated in a mental hospital.
Three years ago, he was investigated twice as a suspect
during a missing-student case in Seongmi-dong.
Aside from this, he's frequented the police station for similar reasons.
How can you trust him enough to hang out with him?
Aren't you even a bit scared
after seeing your classmate go through such a horrific incident?
Go home.
What kind of person is he actually? That man you know.
Because from what I see,
he's just a crazy guy.
He suddenly just pushed me over the railing!
She almost died because the magician at the amusement park choked her.
Rather than wanting to believe
I want to say I actually believe
But I'm still
Too scared
No, I'm
Greedy
Beneath my desire
To fly
There is a me
That knows I can't fly
A foolish me
That is crouching somewhere
Between being a child and an adult
Without a doubt
You make me happy, but…
Perhaps it's that I want to hide for a little while
Under the shadow
Of dream-like magic
I hate my trembling self
Who can't take a step
Anywhere
Perhaps it's that I want to forget for a little while
All these things That are like a dream, a lie
I hate my stumbling self
For not being able to decide
On
Anything
Ah-yi!
Where is he?
The police came and took him a little while ago.
As I expected.
The truth will be uncovered soon.
The officer said they did a background check on him.
Is he really a crazy person?
What if he's…
a really dangerous person?
What does your heart say?
I don't know.
I'm not sure if it's that I don't believe him
or that I do believe him,
but am scared that I might be wrong.
Because everyone is saying I'm wrong.
So I'm not sure anymore.
You have me.
You believe him,
and so do I.
Isn't that enough?
I…
just need someone to tell me that
no matter what others say, it's not important
and someone who believes me.
Yeah. That's all I need.
Yeah.
I have to see someone.
I reached out because I thought of what you said to me the other day.
Thank you for letting me know.
I'll try to figure out a way to help as well.
But how do you know him?
We're friends.
I went to high school with Min-hyuk.
"Ryu Min-hyuk, age 30."
I heard he dropped out of high school.
It's already been over ten years.
Min-hyuk was a brilliant kid.
RYU MIN-HYUK
Even the kids from other schools knew about him.
He was always the top student, since middle school.
He was smart and good-looking,
and his parents were well-known professors that were on TV a lot too.
His siblings were all outstanding too.
Hey, someone told me to give this to you.
MIN JI-SOO
She says she really likes you.
Aren't you curious about who it is?
Do you want me
to tell you?
No, don't tell me.
Why?
Tell her that I didn't accept it because I didn't know who gave it to me
and not to be too disappointed.
Show-off…
What do you want to do in the future? Have you decided your goal?
I don't know. I haven't thought about things like that yet.
Then why are you always studying so hard?
Because it makes my parents happy when my grades are good.
What?
Hey.
That's a joke, right?
Wow, unbelievable.
He was as pure as a sheet of paper.
Perhaps he really was an actual magician, considering how the memory
of being rejected by my first love is still so beautiful in my mind.
Anyway, after the first year,
we were in the same class again for our third year.
But by then, Min-hyuk was a bit different.
Min-hyuk.
-Oh. Hi. -We're in the same class again.
And for some reason, his grades were dropping as well.
Hey!
-Min-hyuk! -Min-hyuk!
Ryu Min-hyuk.
A plus… square, plus…
You're suffering from stress and malnutrition! Stop studying.
…raised to the fourth power…
Hey! What is up with you?
Give it back.
What are you trying to do that you're studying this much?
I just want to do well.
You're already doing great.
With your grades, you can do anything, med school, law school!
No, it's still not enough.
I'm not like my brother and sister.
I keep getting questions wrong.
I really don't want to let my parents down.
Min-hyuk.
Stop worrying about your parents
and look at your face right now!
A brilliant boy from a family of prestigious professors.
Maybe for Min-hyuk, that impressive wrapping paper
felt like an invisible prison.
And then one day,
it was a few days before the mock CSAT test.
Pretty.
-Hey! -Oh, no.
-Min-hyuk! -Hey!
What are you doing?
Step back, Ryu Min-hyuk!
What are you doing?
Step back!
Min-hyuk!
What are you doing? Come down from there!
Min-hyuk!
Min-hyuk, please! Get down from there!
Please, come on.
Please come down from there, Min-hyuk.
Come down, please?
Min-hyuk.
Min-hyuk, get down from there!
No, stop. Min-hyuk!
He was taken to the hospital right away,
and that was the last time I saw him.
Fortunately, they were able to save his life,
but I heard that he was being treated
at a mental hospital and he was recovering.
And then you only recently saw him again?
Yes.
I bumped into him after ten years.
I was shocked at first.
That kid who was always so worried about reality is a magician?
In a way,
I thought that it was very like Ryu Min-hyuk.
But Min-hyuk is not someone
who would commit robbery, murder, or anything horrifying like that.
You still won't confess?
You don't know Seo Ha-yoon?
Let's take a break.
We found a knife with Ryu Min-hyuk's fingerprints on it at the theme park.
It's a close match, in terms of size and shape, to the weapon
the mugging victim reported.
Oh, and take a look at this video.
Baek Ha-na brought this to us.
There was a physical fight backstage.
I think
he used this knife here too.
You mentioned traces of blood backstage. Are the results in?
There were two people's DNA.
One is Ryu Min-hyuk's,
and the other one,
we don't know yet.
But
this man…
Do you think he's dead?
Or he's alive, but didn't report to us?
I never thought that Min-hyuk was crazy. Not then, not now.
Looking back,
Min-hyuk back then…
was crying out for help.
But no one heard him.
I want to ask you something.
Okay.
How did you come to that hill yesterday?
You cried for help. In your mind.
I don't think he wanted to become an adult.
He hated and feared becoming an adult
like his parents and teachers,
who everyone said were great,
becoming like the adults who trapped him.
So maybe
that's why he just wanted to stay a kid.
Like a child that believes
in real magic.
MOM
Yes, hello.
Yes, that's right.
What?
No. Not at all.
Excuse me--
He disappeared in the middle of being questioned at the police station.
What?
-You okay? -Yeah.
-Do you want to take a break? -No, I'm okay.
So it's Ah-yi. Your name.
Wow, that means you'll still be a child even when you're all grown up.
I'm not saying to only do what you want to do.
I'm saying you should do the things you want
just as much as the things you don't want to do.
I'm a real magician.
Tell me.
You really don't believe me either?
I don't think Min-hyuk wanted to become an adult.
He had no choice.
At some point,
the world became a place people like you can't live in.
Because if you don't meet the set standards,
you are treated like a failure.
That's what I thought at first too.
That you are living your life, running away,
because you'd failed to adapt to reality.
But you know what?
I think I kind of understand now.
Since when did this world
become a place where even dreams have to meet a standard?
Just what kind of qualifications are necessary to become a respected adult?
I just need to be me.
So why do we try so hard not to fall too far from the norms
of the average person?
Why don't you go to the park first?
I'm going to get my backpack from school and look around some other places too.
Okay. Sure.
Mister.
I miss you.
Where are you?
SEWOON HIGH SCHOOL
I got it off the Internet.
-What do you think? Does it suit me? -Ridiculous.
Put it away, dumbass. Why would you pay for something like that?
A murderer in a magician's hat. See.
-It's fucking cool. -Whatever.
Man.
If I'd known what would happen,
I would've visited the theme park before he got arrested.
Well, I am fucking curious, though.
-You know Yoon Ah-yi, in class one? -Yeah.
She hung out at the amusement park all the fucking time.
-Okay. -Why do you think that is?
Maybe she's a pervert too.
Hey. Who could tell who you are if you're dressed like this in the rain?
Nobody would know, whatever you do. Look.
Do you…
believe in magic?
Think before you speak, you son of a bitch.
Na Il-deung, are you out of your mind?
You piece of shit.
-You son of a bitch. -Hey, come on!
Stop it! Hey! Enough!
Ryu Min-hyuk.
Hey, Ryu Min-hyuk.
What are you doing right now?
Why are you making things harder than they have to be?
If you don't cooperate,
you'll only be adding to your charges.
Cooperate?
How much more am I supposed to cooperate?
I told you everything. Oh.
Is it only going to be over if I say that I did something I didn't do?
Come on. Let's do this the easy way.
Since there are records of your medical treatment,
it can be considered as extenuating circumstances.
Psychiatric hospitals, prisons.
I mean,
there's no use, locking me up in places like that.
Because…
escapology…
is my specialty.
We got in touch with your family too.
They are more than willing to pay for an attorney and medical treatment.
Treatment?
What should we do?
Take him by force.
All right.
Stay calm,
and come with us to the station.
Mister!
Hey, miss!
I just need one second.
I need to tell him something.
Back then, Min-hyuk was crying out for help.
But no one heard him.
What about you then? You don't believe me either?
What the hell is this?
Is it snow?
But we're indoors.
You piece of shit!
You crazy bastard!
You know nothing.
-So shut up! -Goddamnit!
Crazy bastard!
Hey! What do you know then?
-Hey. -What do you know, you psycho?!
Who do you think you are?
-That's enough! -Son of a bitch!
-Knock it off. -Let go!
Let go. You piece of shit!
-Hey! -Let go, you bastard!
-Someone's going to see us! -Damn it.
-Stop it. -What an asshole!
What's that fucker keep on saying, anyway?
He's saying that the magician was framed.
What a fucking hero!
-Knock it off, jeez. -Let go!
This is fucking ridiculous!
Where is it coming from?
There's no one up there.
I don't think it's that you came to me
You were waiting, and I noticed you
That was something close to magic
Me believing in the world once more
When I pretended to give up With my head down
There were words Hanging at the tip of my feet
Maybe, just maybe
Something unbelievable might happen to me
Maybe
Some coincidences
Are a long wait
Desperation
Becoming sounds
And traveling afar and coming back
To brighten up today
Once more
Desperate beliefs
Take shape
And when I hold them tight in my hands
The world, once again
Is on my side
Desperate beliefs
Become the wind
And when it blows
-Into my arms -Right next to me
I feel
That I am not alone
I can see myself
I've grown this much
Mister.
You're a real magician.
Because you made me
really believe in magic.
Thank you.
For helping
my magic succeed.
Here.
And this is
my gift to you.
Now, if you put this on and recite the spell,
the thing on your mind will
certainly
come true.
Ryu Min-hyuk.
Let's go now.
His magic
wasn't able to make all of my misfortune go away,
but I know
the power of magic that he showed me.
Wait a second.
Mister.
Do you…
believe in magic?
Magic doesn't create miracles,
but allows you to discover them.
Annara
sumanara.
Where did he go?
Where'd he go?
-What are you doing? Look for him! -Yes, sir.
How should we live life?
A lot of adults give a lot of answers.
How would an immature child
answer that question?
Would that answer
be wrong?
BELLA WE HOPE YOU'RE NOT LONELY UP THERE
A little while after the magician disappeared,
Bella also left our side.
Yoo-yi and I were there by her side
every second until her last.
For Bella, who was more worried about loneliness than death.
-What is it? -Sir.
Take a look at this.
It's not from when Ryu Min-hyuk disappeared,
but we were going through footage near the theme park
and found something strange.
The amusement park has been neglected for a while now,
so as you know, none of the cameras are working.
But there was one camera that recorded
about four to five minutes two months ago.
Come on. How many times do I have to tell you?
It's not me!
Goddamnit, this is fucking ridiculous.
Take a look at this footage first,
and then we'll talk.
What's this?
TWO MONTHS AGO
What were you doing?
This is why I don't hire high schoolers. They always stab me in the back.
Hey.
I gave you this job because I fucking pitied your situation.
You just started, and you're already taking cash?
Taking cigarettes?
-I won't-- -You little fuck.
Huh?
What now? Should we go to the police station right now?
No, sir, I'm sorry. I won't do it again.
-Please, forgive me. -Bullshit.
How can I trust you?
You little bitch.
Sir, I'm sorry. I swear, I'll never do it again.
Please forgive me just this once. Please?
I won't do it again, sir.
If I let this one slide,
will you be good?
Yes. I'll work really hard.
Please give me one more chance.
How?
How hard are you going to work?
Tell me.
How are you going to be good?
You were wrong, right?
If you needed money, you should have just said so.
You can't go around doing bad things like this--
Huh? What?
What the--
How are you going to--
Sir. Do you want to call it even? With the money and cigarettes I took?
You get over here.
Oh, right. I'm a minor. Is that too cheap of a price?
I should get like a million won more.
-Hey. -Stay back. I'll post it right away.
You look fucking disgusting.
What the fuck is this place?
I'll get the cash and meet you.
Come to the amusement park on the hill in an hour, and bring your phone.
-That abandoned amusement park? -Yeah.
Or would you rather make this exchange where everyone can see us?
Right? Hey.
I can't afford to fall for your bullshit again.
Fuck.
Where is he?
I'll ask again, Mr. Kim Doo-sik.
Do you admit to the murder of Seo Ha-yoon and the disposal of her body?
-No, I mean, this is-- -Sit down.
No. Listen.
She stole from me, so I just wanted to teach her a lesson.
Just to frighten her a little bit.
There's no proof that I killed her!
You put Ryu Min-hyuk's fingerprints on the knife you used to kill her
and buried it on the hill where the amusement park is!
Not too deep. Just some dirt on top, so that the police won't miss it.
This is what we found in the basement of your house.
What?
Please spare my life.
Please.
You put this on and committed robbery, murder, and disposal of a dead body.
You dreamt of a magical, perfect crime, didn't you, you bastard?!
No…
-Fuck. -Cuff him.
Goddamnit.
-Wait! -Sit down, you son of a bitch!
-Son of a bitch! -No!
Stay still!
Fuck, I didn't kill Seo Ha-yoon!
I didn't do it, you motherfuckers!
Fuck! What the fuck!
It wasn't me, you sons of bitches!
VISITORS TO THE RIGHT PARKING
Set the record straight?
Yes.
I want to officially file a report.
The convenience store owner
sexually harassed and threatened me.
I thought this would
make me feel less sorry towards the person who helped me.
No, more importantly
it's only right that the person who did the crime be punished.
Of course.
Just a second. I'll get someone from Women and Juvenile Affairs.
Please send Soo-ah down here.
Oh, miss.
Can I ask you something?
Yes.
About two months ago,
late at night on March 11th, to be precise,
something strange happened at the amusement park.
What happened?
It's just that
the security camera that's been broken for years
suddenly started working for about four minutes.
And in that footage,
we can see very colorful, flashing lights.
We can't figure out what happened at the amusement park.
Were you by any chance there that night?
Or is there anything you can think of?
Well…
I don't really know…
Of course, you don't know either. That's fine.
Wait here.
March…
MAY - APRIL
March 11th.
A few days after the semester started.
Late at night?
Annara
sumanara.
Hey, Na Il-deung.
Do you really have to do this?
DROP-OUT REQUEST
You only slipped up in one test…
You have to be strong, especially when you're at your weakest.
You know,
that incident last time ended smoothly thanks to your dad,
and you'll get into a good school if you keep it up.
So why are you suddenly now choosing to go the hard way?
I want to try taking that hard way.
What?
I didn't know before
that flowers don't bloom on smooth asphalt
but on bumpy dirt.
Thank you for everything.
Hey, Il-deung.
Na Il-deung.
The late spring days when it magically snowed were over,
and I was slowly becoming an adult.
Mister.
Are you doing well?
It's already winter again.
The weather is so cold.
-I hope you didn't catch a cold. -Du-bu.
Here.
You remember my little sister, right? Yoo-yi is going to middle school soon.
Kko-mi. You only laid one today?
Make sure you lay two tomorrow.
Get up and eat.
The sun came up hours ago!
What kind of college student has this many part-time jobs
instead of studying?
She nags so much.
She thinks she's the big sister now.
Wow.
Looks good.
-You made all this? -If not me, then who?
I guess raising you was worth it, after all.
It's Dad.
Hi, Dad.
Yeah, we're good.
How's it over there? Is it cold?
Dad. Can you come home this weekend?
Our dad got a job in the countryside last year and comes home every weekend.
I'll put Yoo-yi on.
We still have a lot of debt left,
but I'm also helping, so we're slowly paying it back.
The world has changed a lot,
but the amusement park and the performance stage are still here,
frozen in time.
It's not as often as before,
but I still try to write letters when I can.
I write to my mom, to Bella, and…
to you.
I can't write addresses on any of them,
but you get all of them, right?
Because this is a magical mailbox.
Mister.
This is how I'm living.
I feel like I've become a boring adult.
Please enjoy. Enjoy the food.
-Hello. -Oh, Ah-yi. Bad traffic, right?
-I'm sorry I'm late. -No, it's okay.
The birthday table is Table C1, so you can go ahead and set up.
Okay, I'll prepare it quickly.
Here's your gift. Happy birthday.
Thank you.
Hello.
-Hello. -It's the magician lady!
The magician lady!
Did you enjoy the food?
-Yes! -Yes!
Then I'll show you a very cool magic trick.
Are you ready?
Here is a rose.
I realized after you left.
I can't become a magician that everyone in the world believes,
but I can become a magician for at least one person.
I'll give this to my little friend over here.
Thank you.
And the butterfly…
It's gone!
Wow. How did it get there?
This butterfly here
is a butterfly that brings happiness.
You know, I'm going to keep trying.
To become a good adult
that gives little miracles to people,
just like you did for me.
Are you curious what happiness will come?
I am.
So compliment me a little, okay?
Let me ask you one question.
That I'm doing well.
That I will continue to do well.
Do you…
-believe… -…believe
in magic?
When you were young You spread the wings of your dreams
And your heart Would shout out of excitement
But why
Do your dreams now rush To draw the line in advance
And drop their heads?
The stronger I resist
Saying that it's silly
It resonates even louder
See, your heart just fluttered
Make your own fantasy
Spread your worn-out hopes
That you crumpled and put away
Sincerely, sincerely
When I believe in myself
I finally find out
The secrets of all that magic
If you just break out of the mold
Of the word "destiny"
There is a world
Just for you
Make your own fantasy
Spread your worn-out hopes
That you crumpled and put away
Sincerely, sincerely
When I believe in myself
I finally find out
That every second right now is actually…
Make your own fantasy
Spread your worn-out hopes
That you crumpled and put away
Sincerely, sincerely
When I believe in myself
I finally find out
That every second is actually…
Make your own melody
I want to hear your own song
Not anyone else's
Sincerely, sincerely
When I believe in myself
I finally find out
That every second right now is actually
Fantasy
Goodbye, everyone!
See you!
Goodbye!
Subtitle translation by: SC